#Tomatolove: Sundried Tomato Ranch Dressing

After making Melissa’s Sundried Tomato Vinaigrette, I still had a few sundried tomatoes left and I thought perhaps I should try throwing them in some ranch dressing too? Yep, it works. Tastes mighty fine. The sundried tomatoes do make it thicker, so if you want a drizzle for your salad, you’ll need to thin it out a bit.

Sundried Tomato Buttermilk Ranch Salad Dressing (or Dip)

1/3 c. light mayonnaise

2/3 to 1 c. buttermilk

1/4 c. nonfat greek yogurt

3 heaping tablespoons chopped sundried tomatoes

2-3 big fresh cloves of garlic

A handful of fresh basil leaves

½ teaspoon sugar

Several fresh parsley leaves or ½ teaspoon dried parsley

A few fresh dill twigs or ½ teaspoon dried dill weed

1/2 teaspoon onion powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

Freshly ground pepper

A sprig of fresh rosemary leaves

2 green onions (tops only)

Whir all the ingredients in a handy chopper or food processor until smooth. Adjust seasonings to taste. Add more buttermilk as needed to get the dressing to the desired consistency. Mine was pretty thick, but I was using it for a pasta salad so that was just perfect.

Use for pasta or potato salad, on green salads or as a dip with vegies. Store in a covered container in the fridge.

I have featured your dressing this week! I have tweeted it, pinned it and shared it on my Facebook page. It will be featured on Summer Salad Sundays this coming Sunday. Thanks for linking up and I hope to see you again soon!